kancing

Etymology

From Malay kancing. Cognate of Javanese ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕꦶꦁ (kancing, “lock, door lock; button”), Old Javanese kañciṅ (“lock, bar, bolt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkan.t͡ʃɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: kan‧cing

Noun

kancing (plural kancing-kancing)

1. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
2. hook (small metal catch inserted in a loop or eye for fastening clothes)

Further reading

• “kancing” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Romanization

kancing

1. Romanization of ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕꦶꦁ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan.t͡ʃiŋ/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈkän.t͡ʃɪŋ], [ˈkän.t͡ʃeŋ]
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃeŋ, -eŋ, -ɪŋ
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

kancing (Jawi spelling کانچيڠ, plural kancing-kancing, informal 1st possessive kancingku, 2nd possessive kancingmu, 3rd possessive kancingnya)

1. buckle; fastener; button

Further reading

• “kancing” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.